- Date
- June 17, 1969
- Place
- Grayslake, IL · GRAYSLAKE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6788WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171356
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2504 69/6/17 GRAYSLAKE,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N6788W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAYSLAKE,ILL GRAYSLAKE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO FLD.STALLED FROM LOW TURN. PLT DIED 6/27/69.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6788W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Campbell
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